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I have been a faculty member of the University of Utah Department of Medicine since 2006, where I first served as Chief Medical Resident. My clinical practice is focused on the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disorders, including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. I teach students and residents about these disorders and speak nationally on these topics. I also serve on national committees focused on the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disease.

I grew up in Boston and completed my training at the University of Utah in 2006. I subsequently completed a Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree through the University of Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). I have also volunteered for global health in Kenya, lectured annually on thrombotic disorders for the Molecular Medicine Course, and serve as a regular mentor for the T35 Medical Student Research Program at the University of Utah.

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Our research program focuses on platelet and megakaryocyte functions in infectious and inflammatory disorders where thrombosis is common. The majority of our research, physically housed within the Molecular Medicine Program in the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, is NIH-funded and utilizes primary human cells and samples from patients as well as relevant animal models. Our research program currently includes studies in sepsis, cardiometabolic disorders, and aging. We have contributed to an understanding of novel functions of platelets, megakaryocyte, and platelet-leukocyte interactions during health and disease.

I have also assisted with the development of institutional and extramural clinical care pathways to improve the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases. I have been fortunate to receive recognition for our research, including being named as a 2011 GEMSSTAR Scholar, and receiving the 2012 William D. O’Dell Young Investigator Award, the 2013 American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Physician-Scientist Award, and the 2013 University of Utah Golden Anniversary Prize for Clinical Investigation.

I have mentored numerous trainees and junior faculty. I also serve regularly on NIH, AHA, and CHIR study sections, engage in collaborative international research with investigators in Brazil, China, Germany, and other countries and am Director of the Precision Medicine Foundation of the University of Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science.